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Fighting Insurgency: Dambazau Calls For Collaboration, Cooperation To Tackle Transnational Crimes - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 15, 2019
The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has called for more collaboration and cooperation to defeat the insurgents in the West African Sub-region.
Dambazau made the call at the opening of the 16th Annual General Meeting of the West African Police Chiefs Committee WAPCCO and Forum of Ministers in charge of Security in Abuja.
The Minister said that the Federal Government was committed to developing responsive security agencies that are equipped, proactive and ready to face challenges by using international best practices.
According to him, emphasis is placed on training and re-training as a means of repositioning the entire security apparatus to secure the lives and property of the citizens and visitors.
Dambazau said that the ministry would continue to provide the needed leadership in terms of policy direction and intervention in the area of infrastructure for security agencies in the country.
He charged the participants to come up with robust security strategies to tackle the security challenges confronting the region.


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Fighting Insurgency: High Level UN, EU Delegation Visit MNJTF - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 19, 2019
Ahigh level UN and EU delegation has visited the Headquarters of theMultinational Joint Task Force Timothy Antigha said in a statement on Tuesdaythat part of the delegation was Special Representative of the UN SecretaryGeneral to Central Africa, Francois Fall.
Antighasaid others were Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to WestAfrica and Sahel, Mohammed Ibn Chambas and Special Representative of theEuropean Union to the Sahel, Angel Losada.
Alsoin the delegation, according to Antigha are the UN Resident Coordinator inChad, Stephen Tull and the Executive Manager of the Committee againstTerrorism, Michelle Coninsk.
Speakingduring the visit, Fall described the progress so far made by the ongoing“Operation Yancin Tafki’’ in tackling the Boko Haram terrorists in the LakeChad region as “encouraging.’’
Helauded the Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Chikezie Ude for the successes recordedin the operation.

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Fighting Insurgency: Local Militia Releases 894 Children In Maiduguri - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 10, 2019
TheUnited Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF on Friday said that no fewer than 894children, including 106 girls, have been released from the ranks of theCivilian Joint Task Force in Maiduguri.
TheUNICEF Country Representative, Mohamed Fall, disclosed this in a statementissued in Abuja that the figure amounted to 1, 700 as the number of childrenreleased from 2017 till date.
Fall,also the Co-Chair of UN Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting on GraveChild Rights Violations described the efforts as part of the organisation’scommitment to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children.
Falldescribed CJTF as a local militia that helped the Nigerian security forces inthe fight against insurgency in North-Eastern, adding that it was formed in2013 with the aim of protecting communities from attack. Children in the North-Easthave borne the brunt of this conflict.
They have been used by armed groups incombatant and non-combatant roles and witnessed death, killing and violence.

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Fighting Insurgency: MNJTF Kills 42 ISWAP Members, Destroys Gun Trucks - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 22, 2019
TheMultinational Joint Task Force has killed 42 members of the Islamic State WestAfrica Province during a clearance operation on the Lake Chad Island on Friday,while several others escaped with gunshot wound.
TheChief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF, Colonel Timothy Antigha, whoconfirmed this in a statement on Saturday, said this was the greatest losssuffered by the terrorists in the last six months.
Accordingto Antigha, troops effectively suppressed ISWAP and successfully conducted theclearance operation.
Hesaid the terrorists also lost equipment as two of their gun trucks, and threemotorcycles were destroyed, while troops recovered two light machine guns andtwo AK 47 riffles from them.
Antighasaid earlier in the week, ISWAP also met a similar fate when they attempted toattack MNJTF troops in Sector 1 Foward Operation Base in Ngouma in Cameroon.
Hesaid in that engagement, ISWAP lost five terrorists, while one was captured.
TheMNJTF spokesman also said that 13 AK 47 riffles and 2 hand grenades wererecovered from the encounter.


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Fighting Insurgency: NAF Destroys Bandits’ Camp In Zamfara - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 19, 2019
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI, has degraded a camp and neutralised scores of bandits in air strikes conducted at a location near Dangote Village in Zamfara.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who said this in a statement,  added that the operation was conducted on Sunday.
He explained that the operation, was executed based on credible human intelligence reports.
Daramola said reports indicated that some bandit leaders had assembled for an overnight meeting in a cluster of huts at the location to plan attacks against nearby communities.
The spokesman said NAF, working in consonance with other security agencies, would sustain its operations to flush the bandits out of the Northwest of the country.

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Fighting Insurgency: NAF Destroys Insurgents’ Zanari Camp - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
February 23, 2019
TheNigerian Air Force, NAF has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Provinceterrorist’s camp at Zanari in the restive northern part of Borno state.
NAFsaid in a statement in Abuja on Saturday that the raid was conducted by the airtask force of Operation Lafiya Dole.
TheNAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore IbikunleDaramola, who signed the statement, said the operation was conducted onWednesday.
Hesaid the platform called for the scrambling of two Alpha jets to attack thecamp in successive strikes, resulting in the destruction of several structuresas well as the neutralisation of their ISWAP occupants.
Daramolasaid that NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, would sustain itsefforts to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in the North East.

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Fighting Insurgency: Troops Foil Terrorists Attack On Damboa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 9, 2021
The Nigerian Army said troops of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation
HADIN KAI in the North-East successfully foiled a dawn attack by
Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists on
Damboa town on Sunday.
The director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu,
said the terrorists in the early hours of August 8, 2021 made a futile
effort to infiltrate the town, as they were met with heavy volume of fire
from the vigilant troops.
He said the terrorists suffered debilitating gunshot wounds from troops’
fire while attempting to infiltrate the town with unconfirmed numbers of
foot soldiers and some mounted on motorcycles, forcing them to beat the
retreat in disarray.
He said while the troops were currently on the trail of the fleeing
terrorists, however, in the exchange of fire that ensued, two vehicles
belonging to the Civilian Joint Task Force were razed by fire.
The Army high command, therefore, commended troops of Operation
HADIN KAI for their vigilance and swift response in quelling the attack
and also urged them not to allow any form of distraction from the
marauding terrorists, whose ranks have suffered enormous depletion in
manpower as a result of ongoing air and artillery bombardments.

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Fighting Poverty: Nations Measured By How Most Vulnerable Citizens Are Treated – Osinbajo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 11, 2022
Osinbajo made the assertion in his special address at the At Risk Children-Programme, ARC-P Summit in Abuja, noting that in 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari made two key policy statements first was the plan of government to lift a hundred million Nigerians out of poverty within a decade.
He explained that the second was the strict enforcement of the laws on free and compulsory education for all children at the primary level, adding that in 2016 the rule of law advisory team was established in the presidency.
The Vice President Osinbajo recalled that in 2021, on the advice of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, the president inaugurated the National Poverty Reduction, NPRGS Committee. He said the omnibus term of reference of the committee was implementing any other effort that would enhance attainment of the objective of lifting 100 million people out of poverty in 10 years.
On his part, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State shared the state’s experience being the first in the federation and the pilot carrying the implementation of the programme. He commended the Office of the Vice President for the inspired initiative.

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Fighting Terrorism: Army Nabs 5 Key Logistics Suppliers And Fighters - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 23, 2019
The Nigerian Army says the Operation PositiveIdentification in the North-East has started yielding positive results with thearrest of five key terrorists suppliers and fighters.
The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, OperationLafiya Dole, Colonel Ado Isa said that the troops had intensified search forand arrest of all suspected criminal elements that were currently roaming partsof the North-East.
He said that the Theatre Command had enjoined membersof the public to always carry valid means of identification such as NationalIdentification Card when moving or passing through Adamawa, Borno and YobeStates.
Isa said the operation was based on credibleinformation that some of the fleeing criminals were hibernating in some townsand villages of Borno and Yobe States in particular and North-East in general.

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Fighting Terrorism: Buhari Lauds Jordan's Support To Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 7, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari extends appreciation to King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ofJordan for the continuous support Nigeria received from the country to fightterrorism.
ThePresident’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in astatement said the president made the commendation during a meeting with KingAbdullah II.
Thetwo leaders met on the sideline of the World Economic Forum on Middle East andNorth Africa holding in Dead Sea, Jordan.
PresidentBuhari maintained that the international support Nigeria got, particularly fromJordan, showed  commitment to making theworld a more harmonious and peaceful place where people can live and pursuetheir interests without fear.
In his remarks, the King of Jordan said his country would continue to support Nigeria with hardware to ensure that the global war against terrorism is successfully prosecuted.


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Fighting Terrorism: Soldier Dies As Troops Kill 10 Insurgents In Baga - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 30, 2019
A soldier was killed on Monday whensome members of the Islamic State West Africa Province stormed a militarylocation in Baga town in Borno State.
The Chief of Military PublicInformation with the Multinational Joint Task Force , Colonel Timothy Antigha,confirmed this in a statement.
He also said five other soldierssustained varying injuries and have been evaluated for medical attention.
Colonel Antigha, however, noted thattroops killed 10 of the insurgents,
According to him, some insurgents escapedwith gunshot wounds while blood-stained tracks were observed.
He added that troops recovered armsand ammunition from other terrorists who fled in disarray.
He stressed that the MNJTF in collaboration withnational forces would continue to pursue courses of action necessary for theachievement of its mandate in the Lake Chad Basin.

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Fighting Terrorism: Troops Destroy Boko Haram Hideout In Sambisa Forest - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 17, 2019
Troopsof the Air Task Force , Operation Lafiya Dole have destroyed Boko HaramTerrorists  hideout in the SambisaForest.
Theair strike, according to Director of Public Relations and Information, NigerianAir Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola Daramola said The Air Task Force ofOperation LAFIYA DOLE has severely degraded another Boko Haram Terrorists hideoutin the Sambisa Forest.
Headded that The operation was executed sunday, 16 June 2019, after persistentIntelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions revealed heavy presenceof BHTs at a new camp with several structures hidden under the thick foliage ofthe Forest.
Accordingto him, the ATF dispatched an Alpha Jet to attack the location. Its bombs hitthe target area, with devastating effects on several of the camouflagedstructures, neutralizing Boko Haram Terrorists occupants.
Heassured that the troops will continually sustain the effort to completelydegrade the terrorists in the Northeast.


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Fighting Terrorism: Troops Kill 20 ISWAP In Lake Chad - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 4, 2019
TheTroops of the Multinational Joint Task Force have killed about twenty  fighters of the Islamic State West African Province, ISWAP in araid on Arege, Malkonory and Tumbum Rego areas of the Lake-Chad region of BornoState.
Thetroops, comprising soldiers from Nigeria, Niger, Chad Republic and Cameroon,also destroyed gun trucks, arms, ammunition and Vehicle- Borne ImprovisedExplosive Devices, left behind by the insurgents.
Accordingto a statement from the MNJTF Chief of Military Public Information ColonelTimothy Antigha, four soldiers were injured and had been evacuated for medicalattention.


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Figting Insurgency: MNJTF Kills 20 ISWAP Members, Destroys Gun Trucks, Ammunition - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 3, 2019
Troopsof the Multinational Joint Task Force on Monday neutralised 20 terrorists inthe ongoing offensive operations to clear Islamic State terrorists from theLake Chad Area.
TheMNJTF’s Chief of Military Public Information, Colonel Timothy Antigha, whoconfirmed this in a statement, said the terrorists were killed by troopsoperating around Arege, Malkonory and Tumbum Rego general area.
Accordingto Antigha, several gun trucks, arms and ammunition, as well as a vehicle borneImprovised Explosive Device, meant to disrupt troops advance were destroyed.
TheMNJTF remains committed to delivering the mandate of the force and thereforeurges continuous support and solidarity of the good people of the Lake ChadRegion,” he said.
MNJTF,in February, launched a new operation to push back Boko Haram insurgents to theLake Chad fringes.
MNJTFsaid the force headquarters in N’Djamena, Chad, operation is code-namedOperation Yancin Tafki.


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Final Game: Super FALCON, Banyana Battle For Maiden Aisha Cup Trophy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 21, 2021
Super Falcons and Banyana Banyana are the current top two teams in Africa’s women football and today’s game is a continuation of a rival that dates back to the last African Women Nations Cup in Ghana, where Nigeria narrowly beat the South Africans to win the trophy.
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF said the match will kick off by 4.00pm with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State expected to lead the political circle that would include other big-name players to the closing ceremony.
It added that Nigeria’s FIFA Council member, Amaju Pinnick, will lead top football personalities, including FIFA Secretary-General Fatma Samoura, FIFA Council Member Aisha Johansen, CAF Executive Committee member, Kanizat Ibrahim and FIFA’s Head of Women Football, Sarah Bareman, to the executive box, alongside the full complement of NFF executive committee members and management.
Ahead of the encounter, the Falcons defeated Mali 2-0 in their first game, while South Africa was truly dominant and impressive in their 3-0 demolition of Ghana’s Black Queens.

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Finally Buhari Agreed To Use Madagascar’s Herbal ‘Remedy’ To Fight COVID-19 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 12, 2020
President Muhamadu Buhari has ordered the presidential task force on COVID-19 to pick up Madagascar’s COVID-19 herbal remedy.
Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made this known on Monday, May 11, in FCT. Abuja.
The Secretary said Madagascar donated some of the products to Nigeria through Guinea-Bissau and arrangements were being made to pick them up.
Also the SGF broke the news at the daily briefing of the task force, which he heads on Monday, May 11, and added that the president directed that the products be subjected to the validation process after they have been picked up.


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Finally, FG Declares Bandits As Terrorists - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 6, 2022
After weeks of foot dragging, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, gazetted a court judgement that ordered the government to declare bandits as terrorists.
States in the North-West geopolitical zone including Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna have been ravaged by banditry in the last year.
The nefarious activities of the marauders have also spilt into the North Central and other zones in the country.
The bandits have killed hundreds of innocent persons, kidnapped several others including schoolchildren, with some still in their custody, while some are nursing injuries sustained during the attacks.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 25 2021, had granted an ex parte application by the Federal Government for bandits to be declared as terrorists.

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Finally We Can Prepare For Lectures – Students Jubilate As ASUU Set To Call Off Strike - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 11, 2022
Recall that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, embarked on an industrial action on February 14, 2022 and had since lingered amidst several negotiations.
Some students who spoke with newsmen has expressed joy that the prolonged strike is about to end and they will finally go back to school, with the hope of graduating soon
Another student lamented the time wasted at home for the past eight months, stating that the industrial action could jeopardize her destiny.
It is reported that the President, Muhammadu Buhari is to meet with ASUU stakeholders today.

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Finance Minister Explains Why Nigeria Is Borrowing $3b From World Bank - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 17, 2019
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab Ahmed has said the three billion dollars loan from the World Bank would be used for power sector reforms.
She said this during an interviewwith newsmen on the sidelines of the World Bank/International Monetary Fundmeetings holding in Washington DC, United States.
Zainab, who is leading the Federal Government’s delegation to the meeting said she would be holding further discussions with the management of the Bank to present how the fund would be disbursed for the project.
Read This: World Bank Loan: Senate Approves $266M For Niger State
She said based on the plan of theGovernment for the power sector, the loan would be used for the development oftransmission and distribution networks to enhance the delivery of electricity.
The Minister also said the loanwould be used in addressing some of the challenges that the country iscurrently facing in the power sector. She added that there is a proposed twopoint five billion dollars to three billion dollars facility for the power sectordevelopment programme.

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Finance Minister Orders Suspension Of $300m Customs Modernisation Deal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
December 8, 2019
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has directedthe suspension of a 300 million dollars Customs modernisation deal.
The directive comes on the heels of a resolution andletter addressed to the minister by the House of Representatives.
In a letter titled “Suspension of proposedconcession  arrangement  for the Customs modernisation  project”, jointly signed by Chairman Finance, James Faleke; Chairman PublicPetition, Jerry Alagbaoso, and Chairman Customs, Yuguda Hassan Kila, the lawmakersdescribed the proposed concession as “curious.”
The letter dated October 30th, 2019, sourcesdisclosed, led the minister to direct the Permanent Secretary to ensurecompliance.
The lawmakers in the letter urged all partiesinvolved including the Nigeria Customs Service and Infrastructure Concessionand Regulatory Commission to maintain the status quo ante pending outcome ofthe investigation.

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Finance/NAT- Planning/Budget: Economist Berates FG For Merging Ministries - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 26, 2019
Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kaduna State University Aminu Usman has criticized the merging of the Ministry of Finance with Budget and National Planning.
Usman, an economist, said that it is hard to believe that after the experiences the country has had in the past four years, it was still not ready to embrace National Economic Planning with the required seriousness it deserved.
He said there is a existing law that says National Planning Commission should be chaired by the President and run by a Chairman of cabinet status, usually the Chief Economic Adviser to the President.
According to Usman, converting the commission to a ministry is a great disservice let alone subsuming it under Ministry of Finance.


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Financial Autonomy: 22 SANs To Address Supreme court On Validity Of Buhari’s Executive Order 10 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 4, 2021
The lawyers arrived the Court on the invitation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, as friends of the court to make suggestions that will guide the Apex Court in making a well-informed verdict on the issue.
It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had issued Executive Order 10 backing financial autonomy to the arm of the judiciary at the state level as well as the state legislature, which became contentious following objections by the state Governors.
The Governors however, instituted a suit at the Apex to challenge its legality
The Senior Advocates of Nigeria led by two former Presidents of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Adegboyega Awomolo and Olisa Agbakoba, are to argue on the legality or otherwise of the Executive Order.

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Financial Autonomy: Ex-Minister Malami Leads Panel To Submit Report To Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 25, 2019
The immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami led members of the Presidential Committee on Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and Judiciary to submit its report to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Malami, who was among the 31 ministers that were relieved of their appointments at the twilight of President Buhari’s first tenure, led the panel to submit the report to the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari had on 10th December last year, named Malami as the chairman of the panel by virtue of his position as the then minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation.


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Financial Crimes: ICPC Laments Banks Roles In Aiding Criminals - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 23, 2019
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC Bolaji Owasanoye has lamented the role of some financial institutions in financial crimes, saying some of them opened accounts for criminals and provided services that helped criminal acts.
The Commission spokesperson Rasheedat Okoduwa, said in a release that Owasanoye made the statement during the visit of the management of Bank of Industry to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
The Commission Spokesperson said the ICPC would ensure continuous clampdown on corrupt elements in the industry, stressing that unethical investors undermined the ethics of banking industry.
He described how some financial institutions condone unethical conducts by opening accounts for criminals and how they use innuendos to make suggestions of criminality to lure customers. He also pointed out that unethical investors undermine the ethics of the industry, and promised to deal decisively with the likes of them who infringe the law.


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Financial Fraud: EFCC Gathering Intelligent On Nigerians Indicted In US - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 29, 2019
The Economic and Financial CrimesCommission, EFCC says it is gathering data on Nigerians accused of moneylaundering and cybercrime offences in the United States.
The commission’s Spokesman, WilsonUwujaren in a statement in Abuja, quoted the chairman Ibrahim Magu as sayingthis at an event in Ibadan.
Magu who was represented by EFCCHead of Ibadan Zonal office, Friday Ebelo at the event, said that the eightsuspects, most of whom are Nigerians, were allegedly involved in the crimesinvestigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI in the United States.
The EFCC Boss said that in thecourse of the year, the Ibadan zonal office arrested two hundred and sixtythree suspects for cybercrimes out of which one hundred and eleven have beenconvicted.
He explained that apart from landedproperties, vehicles, laptops and other valuables forfeited on the order ofcourt, huge sums of money in local and foreign currencies traced to internetfraud were also recovered.


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Financial System: Buhari Signs Banks And Other Financial Institutions Act 2020 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
November 13, 2020
The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, said in a statement issued on behalf of his principal on Friday,that the piece of legislation is expected to enhance the soundness and resilience of the financial system for sustainable growth and development of the Nigerian economy .
The Act was passed by the Senate in July 2020. It was sponsored by Shehu Sani, the Senator who represented Kaduna Central at the upper law-making body then. Betty Apiafi (Rivers West) was the co-sponsor.
It regulates the banking and businesses of other financial organizations by stopping them from carrying on such businesses in the country except they are a licensed company and incorporated in Nigeria.

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Financial Transparency: Buhari Directs Publication Of FG Daily Treasury Statements - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 10, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has orders the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation to henceforth,   publish daily treasury statement to keep to the attitude of financial transparency of his administration.
Buhari gave thedirective in Abuja, at the inauguration of Federal Government’s FinancialTransparency Policy and the opening of Treasury Portal, which coincides withInternational Anti- Corruption Day set aside by the United Nations ConventionAgainst Corruption.
Buhari who wasrepresented by the Minister of state, Ministry of Niger-Delta, TayoAlasoadura, specifically ordered the Treasury Office in the Accountant Generalof the Federation and all accounting officers to publish daily paymentsreports in the new portal.
The President notedthat the directive was to drive home the seriousness his administrationattached to financial transparency in management of public sector fund acrossMinistries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of government.
On her part, theMinister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed said that theinauguration of financial transparency and open treasury portal marked anothermilestone in government’s effort to deepen transparency and curb corruption inpublic sector.FG ASSURES INDIGENOUS

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Fire Incident: Burnt Card Readers Won’t Affect Ondo Election, INEC Assures - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
September 12, 2020
INEC National Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said that the 5100 Card Readers programmed for use for the election were razed in the inferno that broke out on Thursday night.
He said that investigation is on to unravel the cause of the fire. The INEC Chair made the disclosure during an interactive session with stakeholders and Civil Society Organizations, convened by the National Peace Committee.

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Fire: Kaduna Records 18 Deaths In 75 Incidences Within 3 Months - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2019
TheKaduna State Fire Service recorded 18 deaths in 75 fire incidences between Mayand July, its Director, Paul Aboi, said on Monday in Kaduna.
Aboisaid that the fire incidences occurred in Kaduna, Zaria and Kafanchan.
Hesaid that 30 fire outbreaks occurred between June 24 and July 22, the highestfigure in the period under review.
Theofficial said that the outfit was s doing its best to reduce the incidences,adding that residents were being sensitised on fire safety measures to reducethe number of outbreaks..
Aboiadded that 20 persons were rescued by fire fighting personnel with propertyworth N675 million saved from destruction within the period under review.
Accordingto him, property worth N264 million was destroyed within the period.

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Fire Outbreak: FG To Investigate Cause Of Incident At NPC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 28, 2019
Ministerof Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, has said that the Federal Governmentwould investigate the cause of the fire outbreak at the National ProductivityCentre,NPC headquarters, Abuja.
Ngigemade this known in a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Press in theministry Rhoda Iliya, on Thursday after inspecting the scene of the fire outbreakwhich occurred on Wednesday.
Heexpressed shock and sadness at the incident and pledged that full support ofgovernment in cushioning its effect.
Accordingto him, the Federal Government is to set up a committee to ascertain the causeof the fire outbreak that occurred on Wednesday in NPC office.
Alsospeaking, the NPC Director-General, Kashim Akor, said that he regretted thefire incident, adding that the fire recorded no casualty.
Healso commended the ministry’s leadership for their quick and prompt visitfollowing a distress call put across to the ministry.


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Fire Razes Furniture Workshop, Spare Parts Building In Ladipo Market - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 29, 2021
The fire started on Sunday night from the furniture workshop and according to emergency operators, it continued till Monday morning, affecting the spare parts building.
The neighbours claimed that they were not aware that the spark could have led to fire and by the time they realised the full fire outbreak, they could not handle it.
Before responders could arrive, the fire had spread to the three-storey building.
Emergency operators including Nigeria National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), State Fire and Federal Fire Services Service, and Police are at the scene.
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Firearms Misuse: I.G Says Police To Start Using Taser, Stun Guns - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 26, 2019
The Acting Inspector General of Police, MohammedAdamu says the force is in the process of acquiring and deploying less lethalweaponry during operations.
Adamu made this known in Osogbo at the inaugurationof a Zonal Security Stakeholders’ Forum, a community policing concept for thePolice Zone-Eleven comprising Ondo, Osun and Oyo states.
The forum was aimed at galvanising the people of thethree states toward identifying and partnering with the police to addresspeculiar security challenges.
The Police Boss, who was represented by the DeputyInspector General of Police, Taiwo Lakanu said he had commenced the process ofaddressing factors that engender conflict and distrust between the citizens andthe police, particularly issues bordering on misuse of firearms and sundryabuses of police powers.
He also ordered that the shift duty structure of theNigeria Police, which is currently a twelve-hour, two-shift system be revertedto the traditional eight-hours, three-shifts standard.


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Firearms: Police Review Force Order-237 To Check Misuse - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
October 4, 2019
The Police High Command has launcheda revised Force Order-237 that regulates the police rules of engagement, in abid to contain the misuse of firearms by policemen.
In the reviewed document, theNigerian Police would approve the use of taser and stun guns in place ofconventional live bullets for low-risk operations.
The Inspector General of Police,Adamu Mohammed who was speaking at a meeting with senior police officers inAbuja, said the review is informed by the need to maintain the standards ofdemocratic policing hinged on the protection of fundamental human rights.
The Police Boss noted that specialtraining programmes were being organised for special units of the police inorder to equip them with the right orientation for policing in the 21 century.
Adamu, on crime prevention, saidabout one hundred and one crime suspects were arrested across the country,while noting that available statistics showed that criminal activities were ata low ebb.

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Firearms: Reps Urges President Buhari To Withdraw Revocation Of Licences - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
May 31, 2019
The House ofRepresentatives has demanded a reversal of the Executive Order signed byPresident Buhari invalidating firearms licences in the interest of the countrywho will be left exposed and be at the mercy of criminals.
The call followed thepassage of a motion of urgent national importance on the need for the Presidentto rescind the executive order, to revoke and banish all firearms certificatesand licences throughout the country moved by Nnenna Ukeje.
The President had onMay 22 signed into law the Executive Order revoking allfirearm or shotgun certificates or licences in Nigeria.
By the provisions of the Executive Order, which becomes effective from June 1, nobody in the country is allowed or authorised to own or carry weapons or gun.
Contributors to debate on the motion for the revocation of the Executive Order, said the president’s order would strip the people of their rights to life and self-defence.


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FIRS Boss Seeks Support For Police Operations - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 8, 2019
The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS Babatunde Fowler has called on corporate organisations and philanthropists to support the police in the country.
Fowler, whomade the call at a ceremony to handover two trucks donated by FIRS to theNigerian Police in Abuja, said the donation of the truck followed the belief ofFIRS that adequate security was key to businesses that would guarantee taxrevenue.
The FIRS Boss said that the police had been a major partner in the collection of taxes in the country, adding that it was not new supporting agencies like the police, adding that people talk about supporting agencies that have a budget.
Read This: Tax Revenues: FIRS Partner On Recovery From Defaulting Companies
In hisremark, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu commended the FIRS forthe provision of the truck, adding that the service had been very cooperativewith the police. He said the trucks would facilitate the movement of policepersonnel from one part of the country to the other.

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FIRS Budget: NASS Queries N160m For Drivers’ Uniforms, N825m For Refreshment, Security Vote, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 28, 2019
The National Assembly Joint Committee has raised concern over Federal Inland Revenue Service’s 2019 projected estimate of non-oil revenue tax collection of 146.54 billion naira.
The Co-chairman of the committee, John Enoh and other members of the committee raised the concern at FIRS’s budget defence in Abuja.
The committee sought to know why the 2018 approved estimate was 153.85 billion naira while the 2019 projected cost stood at 146.54 billion naira amounting to 4.75 per cent decrease.
On personnel cost, the committee asked why the service was proposing 14.6 per cent increase in the number of staff from 7, 854 in 2018 to 9000 staff in 2019.
It equally demanded an explanation for the proposed 160 million naira meant to sew drivers’ uniforms, 825 million naira for refreshment and security vote of 250 million naira among others.
The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Tunde Fowler while presenting the budget proposal, noted that the proposed increase in staff strength was due to the recruitment of staff scheduled in 2019.


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FIRS Calls For Robust Tax Administration - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 14, 2021
A statement issued in Abuja by Special Assistant, Media and Communication to the Executive Chairman,  Johannes Wojuola, said he stated this at a stakeholders meeting on the Finance Bill 2021.
According to Wojuola, the FIRS boss stressed that the Finance Bill must be tailored towards enabling an efficient tax system that would work for every Nigerian.
The statement quoted Nami as saying that whatever proposals that have been submitted for consideration should be looked at critically vis-à-vis what works for Nigeria, the business community, the taxpayers, tax consultants and the Nigerian system altogether.
The statement further said that Nami appealed to the Fiscal Policy Reform Committee and the National Assembly Committees on Finance to continue to make laws that would stand the test of time and reflect economic realities.
He called for laws that would not only assist government at the level of mobilising revenue, but also assist the Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises MSMEs to grow and become taxpayers in the future.

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FIRS Collects n7.5 Trillion Taxes – Chairman - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
November 8, 2022
Nami stated this during its 2022 Tertiary Education Fund, TETFUND/FIRS joint interactive forum in Kano.
The FIRS boss who was represented by the Kano State Coordinator, Hassan Sule said the Tertiary Education Tax, EDT target for 2022 was 305 billion naira but as at September 2022, it has collected 309 billion naira.
The FIRS boss also reaffirmed the position of the service noting that it is not relenting it effort towards achieving the N500 billion Education Tax fund annually target by the TETFUND.
Earlier, in his welcome address, TETFUND Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono said the fund placed a very high premium on attaining and surpassing the target of 500 billion naira earlier set.

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FIRS Seeks Harmonised Systems Among Tax Administrators - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 29, 2022
Nami made the appeal in Abuja at the 42nd Technical Conference of CATA, with the theme: “Tax Administration in the Digital Era”.
The FIRS boss, who is also the President of CATA, described it as part of a reform that must happen for the governments to plug leakages and shore-up revenue.
The five-day conference brings together tax administrators, practitioners to proffer plausible solutions to the contemporary tax issues.
According to Nami, in recent times, there has been an upsurge of disruptive technological innovations in the business environment.
Nami further urged the 47 member States of CATA to brace-up to the challenges that technology brought to the commercial space.

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FIRS Urges Comprehensive Revenue Inclusion To Accurately Determine Nigeria’s GDP - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 7, 2021
This, he said, would enable proper determination and accurate computation of Nigeria’s Tax-to-GDP ratio.
He was addressing a symposium organised by the FIRS in collaboration with the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto UDUS.
Nami noted that low Tax-to-GDP ratio was one of the recurring issues in Nigeria’s national discourse and stressed the need to comprehensively bring all the national and sub-national revenue sources into consideration.
He said current basis for computation, which focused on federal tax administration leaving out revenue generated by states, local governments, ministries, departments and agencies did not truly reflect correct Tax-to-GDP ratio.
Nami stressed that FIRS through the Ministry of Finance, must include all governments revenues in accounting for taxes generated to give the correct state of governments revenue.

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First Rain: Lagos Farmers Caution Against Early Planting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 14, 2020
Lagosstate has recorded the first rainfall but some local farmers in the State urgedtheir members to delay planting.
Somefarmers and motorists gave their opinion on the early rain in separateinterviews. They noted that the first rain is not enough to start plantingcrops.
Avegetable farmer, Chukwuemeka Chuba said it is a good sign that the rain cameearly this year, but warned farmers against early commencement of planting toprevent loss of crops.
Onhis part, a crop farmer, Michael Aleagbu asked local farmers to be patient andobserve the trend of the rain before starting the planting season.
Also,  a commercial motorist plying theIgando/Isheri to Iyana-Ipaja route, Solomon Eromosele,  said the rain was most welcome and a goodstart for the year.

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Fiscal Challenges: States In Nigeria Groan Under Heavy Debt, Declining Revenue Allocation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 27, 2022
Nigeria earns its biggest revenue from crude oil, but it has paid N2.1tn in
the first six months of the year and could pay another N4tn by the end of the year, according to the International Monetary Fund estimates.
The situation is worsened by declining oil production and theft.
Oil production fell to 1.2 million barrels per day in April 2022 from 1.238
million barrels in March, according to OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report.
This is far from the oil benchmark of 1.88 million barrels per day in the 2022 budget.
Latest data from the Central bank of Nigeria also showed that States debts have increased to N1.24 trillion from just over N14 billion in April 2016.


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Fishing Vessel Accident: Canadian Rescue Services Recover 10 Bodies From Sunk Spanish Trawler - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 16, 2022
Three surviving sailors from the trawler, suffering from severe
hypothermia, were plucked from a life raft early on Tuesday. It was not
immediately clear what caused the trawler, called the Villa de Pitanxo,
to sink.
Meanwhile, rescue operations were ongoing on Wednesday, involving a
plane, two helicopters, rescue ships and one Spanish and two Portuguese
trawlers, the Spanish marine rescue agency said.
The vessel, with a crew of 24 comprising 16 Spaniards, five Peruvians
and three Ghanaians, launched a distress beacon at 0424 GMT.
The shipwreck was the most fatal involving a Spanish boat in years and
was a particular blow to Galicia, in northwestern Spain, whose sailors
have travelled the world’s seas to fish for centuries.

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Five Civilians Killed, Some ‘Beheaded’, In Southeast Kenya - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 26, 2023
The attackers also burned houses and destroyed property.
Police also said a 60-year-old man was bound with a rope and his throat slit, his house was burnt with all belongings, three others were killed in a similar manner while a fifth victim was shot.
Resident Hassan Abdul said women were locked in the houses and the men ordered out, where they were tied with ropes and butchered.
He explained that a secondary school student was among the five people killed, adding that all those killed were slashed and some of them had been beheaded.
Another resident, Ismail Hussein, said the fighters stole food supplies before leaving, firing their arms into the air.
The Police had described the incident as a terrorist attack, a phrase they typically use to refer to incursions by Somalia’s al-Shabab group.


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Fix Ado-Akure Road, Fayose Begs FG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 5, 2020
The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has appealed to the Federal Government to repair the road linking Akure in Ondo State with Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti capital.
Fayose, in a statement by his media aide, LereOlayinka, in Ado Ekiti said the road was in a deplorable state and requiringurgent intervention.
He said the road was too important to the economy ofOndo and Ekiti States as well as the well-being of the people of both states tobe neglected.
He called on the Minister of Works, BabatundeFashola, to give the road the required attention, noting that in the last oneyear, the road has become so bad that only people who are unmindful of itsdeplorable state use it.

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Flash Flood: NIMET Warns Of Impending Occurrences Across Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 25, 2021
This is contained in a statement in Abuja by the General Manager Public
Relations of the agency, Muntari Ibrahim.
According to the agency, the flood could affect Sokoto, Zamfara,
Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, Kebbi, Niger,
FCT, Plateau, Adamawa, Taraba, and Kwara States.
Other likely to be affected are Oyo, Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Delta,
Bayelsa, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo,
Anambra, Abia and River States.
The agency said the chances of flash flood events on roads, settlements,
farmlands and bridges could be more pronounced and could lead to cars
skidding off the road and with chances of car crashes, and cautioned the
public to take heed and avoid damages from rain related hazards
occasioned by the predicted flash flood.
It also advised Nigerians not to ignore the latest prediction, adding that
the previous three-day forecast issued towards the end of July was 100
percent accurate with disheartening tales of lives and property affected
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Flights Operations: All Airports In Nigeria To Reopen In 7 Days – NCAA - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
July 15, 2020
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA said it may take one week for all the remaining airports to reopen for commercial operations.
Director General of the apex regulatory agency, Musa Nuhu, who spoke at a webinar on the review of Aviation restart, however, said before the end of Wednesday, four more airports might be approved.
He said though all the other airports were expected to reopen today as earlier announced by the Federal Government, it came with a caveat which was fulfilling the requirements for their reopening.
The DG said the NCAA inspectors were expected to visit some of the airports Tuesday but they were stuck in Calabar, Cross River State due to bad weather.
He said that Calabar, Benin, Yola and Kaduna airports might be approved Wednesday while on Thursday the inspection team would visit Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Ilorin.


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Flood: 16 Killed, 3,042 Houses Destroyed In Bauchi - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 6
September 12, 2020
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said the flood had killed 16 persons, destroyed 3,042 houses and several farmlands in the state.
The Permanent Secretary of SEMA Shehu Ningi,said on Friday in Bauchi that 11 out of the 20 local government areas of the state were affected by the flood.
He said that farmlands and crops including maize, millet, guinea corn and rice were destroyed as a result of the flood.
Ningi said that the state government has directed the agency to provide relief materials to some affected communities in six local government areas. He explained that relief materials provided to the victims include: assorted food items, medicine, beddings, canoes and temporary shelter

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Flood: 250 Houses Destroyed In Jigawa State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 30, 2019
Flooding, caused by days of heavy downpour, has  destroyed no fewer than 250 houses in Karanka and Diginsa towns in Birniwa Local Government area of Jigawa.
Trad This: Flood: Don’t Allow Children Play In Waters — NEMA
TheInformation Officer in the area, Abdullahi Yakubu, told Newsmen in Birniwa onThursday that the incident occurred on August 27.
Hesaid that the Birniwa Local Government Council Chairman, Mohammad Jaji-Dole,had visited the affected towns for on the spot assessment of the damage.
Yakubusaid Jaji-Dole had implored the counsellors representing the areas to forwardto him the number of displaced persons for support.
Thechairman called on the National Emergency Management Agency to provide reliefmaterials to them.
Theinformation officer said that the village head of Karanka, Alhaji Abdu Bulama,had earlier called on the council to construct drains to prevent futureflooding in the area.
Accordingto him, Bulama  blamed the flooding  partly on lack of drains, saying the floodingcould have been averted if drains were constructed.


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Flood: 3,000 Farmlands, 120 Houses, Destroyed In Jigawa State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
September 5, 2019
Floodtriggered by incessant rain has destroyed over 3,000 farmlands and about 120houses at Zugo town in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa.
TheInformation Officer in the area, Sanusi Doro, told Newsmen in Guri on Thursdaythat the incident occurred in the late hours of Tuesday.
He said the flood had also washed away the Una-Zugobia road, hindering movement of people and farm produce to the market.
Read: 250 Houses Destroyed In Jigawa State
Hecalled on the State Government and the National Emergency Management Agency,NEMA to assist the victims of the flood with food and drugs.
Doro,however, said the local government council had mobilised youths to erectsand-bag embankment at the bank of the Guri River to prevent more damages.

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FLOOD Alert: Council Tasks Environmental Health Officers On Enforcement Of Law - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 12, 2023
The Registrar, Environmental Health Council of Nigeria, Yakubu Baba, gave the charge, during a news conference in Abuja, following the alert by the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, that about 178 councils were within the high probable flood risk areas.
He added enforcement of the law, through the provision of necessary sanctions and fines, would make the people and communities take responsibilities for their action and inactions.
The Registrar said the minimum sanctions for violators of the law as payment of 500,000 naira fine, or six years imprisonment.
He also listed some of the environmental health offences as indiscriminate waste disposal, dumping of refuse in drainage, among others. According to him, the measure will reduce mortality and morbidity, and also prevent collateral damage as a result of flooding in Nigeria. He attributed flooding and its consequences on citizens across the country to negligence of environmental health services by local and state governments


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Flood Alert: Council Tasks Environmental Health Officers On Enforcement Of Law. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 12, 2023
The Registrar, Environmental Health Council of Nigeria, Yakubu Baba, gave the charge, during a news conference in Abuja, following the alert by the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, that about 178 councils were within the high probable flood risk areas.
He added enforcement of the law, through the provision of necessary sanctions and fines, would make the people and communities take responsibilities for their action and inactions.
The Registrar said the minimum sanctions for violators of the law as payment of 500,000 naira fine, or six years imprisonment.
He also listed some of the environmental health offences as indiscriminate waste disposal, dumping of refuse in drainage, among others.
According to him, the measure will reduce mortality and morbidity, and also prevent collateral damage as a result of flooding in Nigeria. He attributed flooding and its consequences on citizens across the country to negligence of environmental health services by local and state governments.


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Flood Alert: NEMA Cautions 14 States, 31 Communities - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 5, 2023
This is contained in a statement signed by Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, Lagos Territorial Office Ibrahim Farinloye.
Farinloye urged relevant stakeholders within the states concerned to take precautionary measures to forestall loss of lives and property.
He listed the states as Plateau, Kano, Sokoto, Delta, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa and Katsina
Others include Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa Kwara, and Niger. Farinloye thanked the Flood Early Warning System, Central Hub of the Federal Ministry of Environment Abuja for sharing the information


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Flood: Buhari Directs Emergency Bodies To Offer Needed Assistance To Bayelsa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 17, 2022
The State Government reported that about 700,000 persons have been displaced in 300 communities and villages across eight local government areas that were submerged in water due to rains causing the floods.
Buhari, in a statement by his Spokesman Garba Shehu extended the nation’s condolences to the families of the victims and all those affected by the natural disaster.
Shehu also quoted the President as directing that all agencies dealing with rescue and disaster management offer needed assistance as the authorities in the State continued to take steps to help people hit by the floods.
He however faulted buildings on water channels, disregard for early warning by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA and the changes to weather caused by climate change as being the major causes of the floods across the country.

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Flood: Death Toll Rises To 156 In Germany - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 18, 2021
The death toll from devastating floods has risen to 156 in Germany, police said Sunday morning, bringing the total to at least 183 fatalities from the disaster in western Europe.
In Rhineland-Palatinate state alone, one of the worst-hit regions in western Germany, police reported 110 dead, up from 98 previously.
“It is feared that other victims will be added,” police said in their statement, which also gave at 670 injured in the region alone.


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Flood Destroyed Over 14,000 Farmlands In Kano - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 21, 2022
Director General NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed Habib, disclosed this to Newsmen during an on-the-spot assessment tour of some of the communities affected by the flood in Warawa and Wudil Local Government Areas of the state.
The DG said President Muhammadu Buhari directed the agency to conduct assessment of damages caused by flood and promised to support the victims with relief materials.
According to him, the affected local governments include Warawa, Wudil, Bebeji, Rano, and Dawakin Kudu local government areas.
He added that the assessment report would be compiled and submitted to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development for onward submission to Buhari.

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Flood Destroys 100 Houses, Displaces 300 Persons In Akwa-Ibom - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 15, 2020
Rainstorm resulting in flood has destroyed over 100 houses and displaced 300 persons in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State.
The flood displaced residents of Eket in Edem Udo, Grace Bill, Marina Junction, Udoh Umoh, Stadium road, Ikot Udoma, Idua road among other adjoining streets in the area as a result of persistent rainfall and bad drainage.
A resident of Edem Udom in Eket, Ubong Mark, while recounting his ordeal, said he has been suffering from effects of flooding in the area for the past eight years.
Also Paul Essien, a resident at Grace Bill cried for help as the flood took over houses in the area. He added that some residents of the affected area had taken refuge in areas where the flood did not penetrate.
Essien, also pleaded with the state government to construct drainages to save residents from the perennial annual flood.


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Flood: Don’t Allow Children Play In Waters — NEMA - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 27, 2019
TheNational Emergency Management Agency NEMA has warned parents against allowingtheir children to play in the rain, especially in flood prone areas.
TheCo-coordinator of NEMA, South-East zone, Fred Anusim, issued the warning duringEarly Warning sensitisation tour of Otuocha, Anambra East and Umueze Anam,Anambra West Local Government Areas today.
Anusimsaid the warning was necessary because flood waters could carry dangerousreptiles, such as snakes, scorpions and ants, among others.
Hesaid the warning was also imperative, especially now that children were onholidays and usually tempted to play in flood waters during the rains.
AnotherNEMA official, Kennedy Ekeh, also advised participants to adopt proactivemeasures to prevent loss of lives in the event of flood in their communities.


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Flood: FG Names 31 States At Risk Of Heavy Rain In 2024. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 18, 2024
This was disclosed in Abuja by Minister of Water Resources, Prof Joseph Utsev while presenting the general highlights of the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook prepared by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency on Tuesday.
Utsev listed the high flood-risk areas as, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kofi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, and Yobe.
The floods are expected between April and November 2024.
The minister added that part of the 249 LGAs in 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), fall within the moderate flood risk areas.
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Flood: NEMA, Stakeholders Brainstorm On Mitigation In Niger, Kwara - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 11, 2019
TheNational Emergency Management Agency NEMA has advised people living in urbanareas to evacuate refuse on waterways as well as those in flood prune areas tomove to higher grounds.
Italso urged them to avoid indiscriminate disposal of refuse in drainages forfree flow of water.
HeadNEMA, Minna Operations Office in Charge of Niger and Kwara, Lydia Wagami, gavethe advice today at a one-day stakeholders consultative meeting on 2019 floodpreparedness, mitigation and response in Minna.
Wagamisaid the meeting was for stakeholders to discuss the potential threats of floodin the two states and to strategies on how to mitigate flooding in 2019.
Sheexplained that the forum would draw out modalities and itemise the roles andresponsibilities with first flood respondent agencies on how to reduce theeffects of flood.Also, stateInspector, NIMET, Pwajok Tok said the late onset of rain and early predictionsby the agency were to allow flood prone areas take early measures to avertlosses.


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Flood: NESREA Sensitises Gombe Residents On Mitigating The Menace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
April 8, 2019
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency,NESREA will begin an awareness drive to mitigate the effect of flooding in Gombe ahead of the raining season.
The Coordinator of NESREA in Gombe  Daniel Wuave, who disclosed this on Monday, said this would address the unpredictable changes in the climate.
He said that people needed to change their negative attitude towards the environment, because “it could have severe devastating effect on our environment.
He decried the attitude of Nigerians of dumping wastes in drainages and building houses on water channels, which leads to flooding across the country.
According to him, these acts against the environment have necessitated the awareness drive by NESREA to ensure that the human cause of flooding is addressed to reduce the effects in 2019.
Wuave appealed to developers to always incorporate flood mitigation into plans, adding that flood would be reduced when sewage systems were not blocked.


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Flood: NIMASA Donates Relief Materials To Victims In Anambra - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 21, 2019
TheNigeria Maritime Administrative and Safety Agency,NIMASA has donated reliefmaterials worth millions of naira to Anambra government for distribution tocommunities affected by the 2018 flood in the state.
TheDirector-General of the agency, Dagogo Peterside, presented the materials tothe State Emergency Management Agency at Agu-Awka on Friday.
The reliefitems included bags of rice, garri, maize, noodles, disinfectants, soap,diapers, grinders and sewing machines.
Peterside,who was represented by the Auditor-General of the agency, Victor Onuzulike,expressed the need for the Anambra government to ensure proper distribution ofthe items to the affected persons.
TheExecutive Secretary of SEMA, Paul Odenigbo who received the materials, thankedNIMASA for showing genuine concern about the plight of the flood victims in thestate.
Odenigboalso thanked other organisations, including the Red Cross and NationalEmergency Management Agency, for making similar donations to the victims in thepast.


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Flood: NIMASA Donates Relief Materials To Victims In Cross River - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 8, 2019
In line with the Corporate Social Responsibility disposition of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,NIMASA, the Agency under the leadership of Dakuku Peterside has restated that the internally displaced persons spread across Nigeria constitute an integral part of our society and the nation at large and therefore have to be catered for.
Dakuku stated this while presenting some relief materials to the Internally Displaced persons in Cross River State, as part of its nation-wide donation of diverse forms of relief materials to people displaced as a result of the 2018 flood disaster that submerged some parts of the State and some other states across the country, in continuation of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
Presenting the materials to the State Emergency Management Agency the DG, who was represented by the Director, Planning, Research and Data Services Department, Moronke Thomas, told the beneficiaries that the Agency would always support the Federal Government’s drive in advancing gestures that impact lives positively in the country.
Receiving the materials on behalf of the IDPs in the State, the Special Assistant to the Governor Princewil Ayim commended NIMASA, while noting that the State government was doing its best on their welfare.


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Flood: NIMASA Donates Relief Materials To Victims In Niger - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
April 12, 2019
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,NIMASA in continuation of its nationwide donation of relief items to victims affected by flood in some 20 states of the country has made presentation to the people so affected in Niger State.
Presenting the items, the Director General, Dakuku Peterside said this was the Agency’s humble effort towards alleviating the suffering of the people who were displaced by floods in the state last year.
Represented by the Director Special Duties (External Relations and Technical Cooperation) Lami Tumaka, the NIMASA DG commiserated with the families of those who lost loved ones and property and assured of the Agency’s preparedness to extend support to Nigerians in distress.
The NIMASA DG further called on other well-meaning organisations and individuals to also lend their hand of support to the displaced citizens as government cannot do it alone.


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Flood: Perm SEC Visits Affected Sites In Trade More, Lugbe Condemns Theft And Vandalism By Miscreants. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 4, 2023
Speaking after an assessment tour of parts of the city over the weekend, the Permanent Secretary lamented that expensive gully inlet and manhole covers that were recently replaced by the FCTA have been vandalized and stolen, leading to suboptimal performance of the drainage systems and consequent flooding on some city roads.
Mr. Olusade expressed shock that even the gully inlets and manhole covers made of ductile materials that were of little or no second-hand value, have also been targeted by the vandals, leaving a very worrisome situation in the FCT.
The Permanent Secretary said the incessant vandalism and theft of these expensive public infrastructure and their accessories, have become untenable in the FCT, in the wake of the dwindling resources of government and other competing interests.
He therefore called for the collaborative support of FCT residents by reporting any unusual or suspicious observations to the relevant security agencies for prompt action in order to forestall the ugly situation.


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Flood Predictions: FEMA Urges Abuja Residents To Be On Alert - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 3, 2021
The Director-General of the agency, Abbas Idriss, gave the advice at the
2021 Annual Flood Review and Preparedness Meeting with 150 Divers,
Community Vanguard, Local Emergency Committees and Town Criers,
on Friday in Abuja.
Idriss explained that the predictions as issued by the two agencies have
implications on various sectors of the economy, be it agriculture,
transportation, water resources, communication, energy, other critical
sectors and disaster management.
Idriss said that FEMA at the community level had to make greater use of
town criers, in addition to electronic media, to carry out flood
sensitisation and awareness campaign, especially in remote
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Flood Sacks Karnaya Village In Jigawa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 29, 2022
Karnaya is a few kilometres away from Dutse, Jigawa State capital.
The flood which started Saturday evening kept the entire village awake till Sunday, forcing villagers to seek refuge at the village school buildings.
The Executive Secretary, Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA Yusuf Sani Babura, who confirmed the incident, said the entire village had been ravaged and they were working on providing shelter and food to the victims.


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Flood: SEMA Sets Up Resettling Camps In Kaduna State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 21, 2019
The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency,SEMAsays it has set up designated resettling camps to receive residents displacedby flood.
The Executive Secretary of SEMA Mainunatu Abubakar,made this known on Wednesday in a meeting with stakeholders following therising level of rivers in Kaduna State.
According to her, the agency is taking proactivemeasures by opening doors at all local education authority primary schools  in Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Igabi andChikun local government areas of the state.
She said the state had repeatedly been affected bythe flood destroying property, displacing people and disrupting variousactivities in the state, hence the need for control.
Mainunatu said that the purpose of the meeting wasto ensure preparedness among stakeholders and residents of flood-pronecommunities.
She said that the flood situation was alarming aswater levels kept increasing daily and that more communities were bound to besubmerged if the situation subsisted.


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Flood: SEMA Urges Kebbi Residents In River Areas To Relocate To Upland - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 18, 2020
The Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency SEMA, has advised people, resident in riverine areas to relocate to upland areas to safeguard themselves against likelihood of flood disasters in the state.
The Board Chairman of the agency in the state, Sani Dododo, gave the advice while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi.
He recalled that NIMET predicted that heavy rainfall might result in flooding and other social disequilibria in some parts of the country.
Dododo, however, said that the agency would not relent in its effort to ensure the protection of people’s lives and property.
He added that the agency would collaborate with stakeholders to minimise the possible destruction by flood disaster.
The chairman also enjoined the general public to ensure the evacuation of wastes from waterways and drains within and around their environment.


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Flood: South Sudan Declares State Of Emergency - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 1, 2019
The government of South Sudan has declared a stateof emergency in flood-hit areas following weeks of heavy rain.
President Salva Kiir said the state of emergencycovers 30 counties in Bahr El Ghazal, Upper Nile and Equatoria regions.
Kiir’s order made no mention of measures to be takento assist people affected by floods, but urged government and humanitarianorganisations to help people in need.
The UN Office for Coordination for HumanitarianAffairs said last week Nearly a one million people in South Sudan have beenaffected by heavy flooding.
Severe floods had devastated large areas of thecountry since July, submerging entire communities and forced hundreds of thousandsfrom their homes, it said.
An estimated 908,000 people have reportedly beenaffected.

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Flood: We Have Supported Victims In 18 States — NIMASA D-G - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 20, 2019
TheNigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,NIMASA said it had so farprovided support to thousands of victims affected by the 2018 flood disaster in18 states to ameliorate the plights.
TheDirector-General of NIMASA, Peterside Dakuku made the disclosure whilepresenting some relief items to the Anambra State Emergency Management Agency inAwka on Thursday.
Some ofthe items donated to victims in Anambra included sewing and grinding machines,mattresses, blankets, diapers, palm and groundnut oil, detergents, noodles,bags of rice, maize, flour and beans.
Alsodonated were bags of salt, sugar and table water, among others.
Dakuku,who was represented by the Director, Internal Audit in the agency, VictorOnuzuruike said 20 states were mapped out by the agency for the donation.
He saidthe donation had taken place in Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Benue, Kogi, Ondo, Edo,Ogun and Delta while Rivers and Katsina states were the two remaining left forthe donation.


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Flooding: 300 Houses, Farms Destroyed In Yobe - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 10, 2019
At least three-hundred houses and several farmlands have been destroyed by floods in Ngalda, Yobe Dtate. The floods, which followed days of persistent rainfall, also destroyed schools and livestock.
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The Dtate’s Deputy Governor, Idi Gubana, who visitedthe community expressed shock at the level of destruction and promised government’ssupport to the victims.
He said that Governor Mai Mala Buni, who iscurrently in Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage, has directed the State EmergencyManagement Agency SEMA, to provide food, clothes, mattresses and blankets tothe victims.
He assured the victims that government would worktowards finding a permanent solution to the yearly flood in the area.
He added that the Acting Secretary to the StateGovernment will liaise with the Ministry of Environment and SEMA to worktowards relocating people in the affected area to a more secured abode.


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Flooding: Buildings, Farmlands Destroyed In Edo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 7, 2019
Over three thousand houses in Etsako Central LocalGovernment Area of Edo state were submerged by flood, following River-Nigerflood due to the release of water from Lagdo dam in Cameroon.
It was also reported that hectares of farmlands withcash crops and property worth millions of naira were also destroyed. Thecommunities affected are; Anegbette, Udaba, Osomegbe, Ugochi, Ofukpo, Agbaburu,Uzanu and Ifeko.
Some of the victims blamed the flood on the surge ofRiver Niger. One of the victims, Sunny Emokpa expressed shock over theincident, saying that the entire communities were now flooded.
Another victim, Sunny Eshemoboh said he lost hisentire property to the flood.
The Vice Chairman of the Local Government Ambrose Akhigbe,said the council had commenced the clean-up of the Federal Government’sresettlement camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Oghomere with the aim ofrelocating the flood victims to the area.

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Flooding: Eight Nations Threaten Nigeria, Agencies Meet - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 8, 2019
The NigeriaHydrological Services Agency has said that several states of Nigeria will behit by floods from eight nations.
The agency said thatmore states across the country would be affected next month by both river andurban flooding as floods from the upper reaches of the Niger-Basin.
The basin compriseseight African countries – Guinea, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire,Benin, Chad and Cameroon.
The Agency is theFederal Government’s agency that has the mandate of monitoring all the majorrivers in Nigeria including the trans-boundary Rivers Niger and Benue, amongother functions.
Providing an update onthe 2019 Annual Flood Outlook prediction during a press conference in Abuja,the Agency’s Director-General, Clement Nze said findings by the organisationalso showed that there had been steady rise in water levels across the country.Meanwhile, the National Emergency ManagementAgency, NEMA state emergency management agencies, as well as other stakeholdersin the sector is scheduled to meet in Abuja today following the recentdevastation caused by floods in various locations across the country

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Flooding: Federal Government Calls On States To Prepare For Emergency Response - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 15, 2020
The Federal Government has advised state governments to take proactive and necessary mitigative measures in addressing forecasts on heavy rainfalls and flooding.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq who gave the advice in a statement, said states to experience heavy rainfall and possible flooding this year includes: Borno, Yobe, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue, Niger, Kogi, Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Abia and Rivers. Others are: Akwa-Ibom, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Osun, Kwara, Zamfara, Sokoto, Lagos, Ondo, Bayelsa, Kaduna, Oyo, Ogun, Abia, Kano, Kebbi and the Federal Capital Territory.
She also called on state governments to identify high grounds for use as camps, for the evacuation of possible Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs and to shelter evacuated communities.
The Minister also advised them to organise Humanitarian Coordination Fora to prepare all stakeholders for mitigation and response, as well as request for relief materials for prompt response after the flood. She however, urged State Emergency Management Agencies, frontline local government authorities and other response agencies to put in place precautionary actions, by carrying out public enlightenment and ensuring the dredging of river channels and canals.

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Flooding: Housing Minister Assures Of Prompt Repair Of Gashua-Potiskum Damaged Road - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 25, 2021
Minister of State for Works and Housing Abubakar Aliyu in a statement in Abuja,  said government is already taking urgent steps to remedy the situation during an on-the-spot assessment of the portions of the road damaged by the flood.
Aliyu, who was represented by the Federal Controller of Works in Yobe State, Olusegun Akinmade, said the Gashua-Potiskum Federal highway was recently damaged by massive flooding as a result of a downpour.
He added that the ministry would deploy its agency to attend to the affected parts of the road. According to him, the most affected part of the highway is a stretch between Garin Gada to Tarajim along the Gashua-Potiskum highway.
The Minister, while commending the understanding of the motorists over the incidence and its attendant inconveniences, assured them that it would be attended to promptly.


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Flooding:  Kaduna Residents In Prone Areas Say Nowhere To Relocate - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 6, 2021
One, Anna Okolie told reporters that her family members decided to stay because they had invested a lot in building their house. She however, called on government to find a permanent solution to the persistent flooding problem, instead of asking people to relocate every rainy season. However, Okolie commended the Kaduna State Government for constructing a bridge that had helped in dredging the river.
Another resident, Danladi Ahmed, said with the newly constructed bridge he would take chances to find out if the flood will affect him this year.
However, some states in the North-West zone have commenced stockpiling of relief materials and establishing of Internally Displaced People, IDP camps in anticipation of flooding as predicted by the Nigeria Meteorological Services Agency.

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Flooding: Senate President Visits Yobe Councils, Sympathises With Fire Victims - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 27, 2019
TheSenate President, Ahmed Lawan, has visited six local government councils inYobe to sympathise with fire and flood victims as well as meet with his partymembers.
Duringthe visit, Lawan donated five million naira to the fire outbreak victims inNguru central market where properties worth millions of naira were destroyed.
Healso promised to provide more support to flood victims in other localgovernment areas.
TheSenate President promised to empower youths and provide more scholarships tostudents, whom he said, had vital roles to play in the growth of theircommunities.
TheEmir of Nguru, Mustapha Ibn-Kyari, had earlier conferred traditional title of“Mukkadam of Nguru” on the Senate President.
Theemir said the entire emirate was proud of the Senate President for being dedicatedand committed to the development of his people and the country at large.


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Flooding: States Ignored NIHSA Warnings, Says Dg - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 12, 2020
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has said state governments ignored its repeated warnings on impending flooding in the country.
The agency’s Director-General, Clement Nze, said his agency had earlier in the year sounded the alarm of the heavy downpour and consequent flooding expected in the country but the state governments did not prepare by taking proactive and preventive environmental measures.
The River Niger Basin was flooded and the magnitude of flood from this area was expected to arrive in Nigeria through Kebbi State.
NIHSA had said no fewer than 102 local government areas in 28 states fall within highly probable flood risk zones.
So far this year, Kebbi, Niger, Zamfara, Sokoto, Bauchi states, amongst others, have been ravaged by floods, with scores killed, thousands displaced and farmlands washed away.

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Flooding: United Nations Concerned About 40,000 Persons Displaced In Borno - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 16, 2019
The United Nations Office forCoordination of Humanitarian Affairs has expressed concern over the situationsof about 40 thousand displaced persons affected by flood in Rann, KalabalgeLocal Government Area of Borno state.
United Nations office in a statementin Maiduguri, said the affected persons including women and children lackedaccess to food and basic services due to floods which submerged Rann,Kala-balge Local Government Area headquarters, and its environs on November 7.
It also attributed the flood to therelease of excess water from Kaalia River, neighbouring Cameroon, in thestatement signed by its Head of Communication Eve Sabbagh.
It said that the flood damaged anestimated 4 thousand hectares of farmlands and destroyed crops, whichInternally Displaced Persons in Rann mainly depended on for food.
The UN agency lamented that the areawas difficult to access for humanitarian assistance due to the high level ofinsecurity and dilapidated road.

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Flooding Water Engineers Task FG Citizens On Prevention Strategies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 31, 2022
The Chairman of NIWE, FCT Chapter, Douglas Oloton, made the appeal in his address of welcome at the Annual General Meeting, Engineering Conference and Inauguration of 2022 to 2023 Exco in Abuja.
The conference themed: “Incessant Flood and Control Strategies in the FCT”, was organised by the Abuja chapter of the institute.
According to Oloton, the issue of flood/flooding has become a global phenomenon that affects all citizens, towns, villages and communities.
He added that it would take proactive involvement of water engineers through continuous engagement of the government and others to curb the hardship and losses. He said to prevent flooding, there was need to establish an evacuation route and teach people, especially children, on how to respond to an emergency


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Floods Hit South Africa’s Kwazulu-Natal Province Again - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 23, 2022
The floods over the weekend hit infrastructure, roads, bridges and damaged buildings, mainly in the port city of Durban, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal province and home to some 3.9 million people.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala during a news conference said some areas are inaccessible and have become islands at this stage, adding that no fatalities were immediately recorded.
He explained that a comprehensive report on the impact of these latest heavy rains is not ready yet.
Authorities said in April, torrential rain led to floods, landslides and the death of 435 people in KwaZulu-Natal and survivors were left without drinking water for nearly two weeks, adding that repairs are still ongoing after the floods caused damage worth millions of dollars.
It was reported that on Sunday, parts of the road near the Umdloti beach resort north of Durban had been washed away, leaving gaping holes and cars balanced on the edge.
However, about 250 people were evacuated from the resort town overnight and rescue operations continued on Sunday, as the emergency services received more calls for help.


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Floods Kill 14, Injure 12 In Afghanistan’s Paktia Province - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 22, 2022
According to the news agency, 358 residential houses were completely destroyed and 676 others partially destroyed by the monsoon floods that washed out at least 20 acres of land.
The agency said floods also left more than 1,430 livestock killed and hundreds of kilometres of roads, numerous protective walls, bridges and water dams damaged in the province.
Provincial police spokesman Ahmadullah Anas confirmed that flash floods and rainstorms killed 15 people and injured nine others in the Khushi district of Paktia’s neighbouring Logar province.


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Flouting Rules:  Federal Government To Disconnect Firms From National Grid - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 26, 2023
Head of Market Operators, Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Edmund Eje, in a statement, explained that the development is coming as the need arises to enforce Nigeria’s Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, for the sectors’ sustainability and viability.
It also urged stakeholders in the sector to respect and comply with existing rules to avoid sanctions.
The statement noted that the participants will be allowed to respond to the move of intention to suspend, and explain why the suspension should not be imposed.
After privatising Nigeria’s power sector in 2013, the industry had yet to live up to expectations. Incessant power blackouts, poor revenue, skyrocketing electricity tariffs and other challenges are still facing the sector.
Eleven Distribution Companies, DisCos and 23 generation plants are connected to the grid operated by TCN.


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Flying Eagles Eliminated From 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 5, 2023
The Flying Eagles, who eliminated hosts and six-time champions, Argentina in the Round of 16 on Wednesday, created few chances despite passing the ball round the field quite well, with lack of punch in the final third the undoing of the seven-time African champions.
Victor Eletu, curled a fine shot from outside the box on the half hour, but the Korean goalkeeper punched it out of danger. The Flying Eagles will return to the country on Tuesda


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Flying Eagles Return After World Cup Ouster - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 9, 2023
Nigeria Football Federation, NFF in a statement said the players and their officials flew into Abuja on Thursday.
Coach Ladan Bosso and his boys reached the quarter-finals, Nigeria first since 2011, but also lost to South Korea and missed out on the last four.
In another development, each Super Falcons’ player is expected to get as 125 million naira if they win the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The least each player in the squad will get 13 million naira that is if they crash out from the group stage.
The windfall comes after world body FIFA Thursday announced its new financial distribution model ahead of the Women’s World Cup, which begins July 20.
FIFA, in a statement, said under the ground-breaking new model, Participating Member Associations will receive record distributions to support football development in their countries, while all participating players will receive guaranteed remuneration for their achievements at the tournament.


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Flying Eagles To Know World Cup Group Phase Opponents Friday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 18, 2023
The Bureau of the FIFA Council made this known while confirming the decision to have Argentina as hosts of the competition, scheduled for May 20 to June 11.
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are one of Africa’s four representatives, with Senegal, The Gambia and Tunisia the other teams.
The original tournament hosts Indonesia were earlier removed, while a subsequent bid was submitted by the Argentinian Football Association.
An on-site inspection by a FIFA delegation to the South American country last week then followed. The delegation members visited the proposed tournament venues and associated infrastructure.
The hosting agreement has been signed by Argentinian Football Association, along with all other relevant documents on the part of the host and local authorities. The competition will feature six groups of four teams.


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Flying Eagles Will Be Clinical Against Italy – Bosso - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 23, 2023
The Nigerian side had to come from a goal down to beat debutants, Dominican Republic 2-1 on Sunday, squandering many chances.
An own goal from Guillermo De Peno and second-half Samson Lawal strike completed the two-time Under-20 World Cup finalists comeback, after Edison Azcona scored from the spot to hand the Quisqueyano the lead after 23 minutes.
The Coach said a win against Italy tomorrow will secure their spot in the next round of the tournament.


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Focus On National Challenges, Minister Tells Researchers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 14, 2021
He made the call in a lecture he delivered at the Igbinedon University, Okada in Edo.
According to a statement issued in Abuja by his Public Relations Officer, Maryam Zakari, Abdullahi noted that the ministry had made efforts to establish strong interactions between industry and researchers through programmes such the Annual Science, Technology and Innovatiom Expo.
He said there was the need for Nigeria’s education system to deploy more knowledge for the nation’s socio-economic growth. According to him, Government-Academia-Industry model is the most reliable way to achieve rapid commercialisation of research findings.
The Minister added that economic diversification would be achieved by focusing on scientific research and innovations.
Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Lawrence Ezemonye, said that the university was championing education revolution in the country through innovation and entrepreneurship research.

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FOIA: BPSR Calls For Review Of Conflicting Laws - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 20, 2019
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms BPSR has calledfor review of laws that conflicts with the Freedom of Information Act FOIA.
The Acting Director-General of the Bureau, DasukiArabi, made the call in Abuja.
He was speaking at the presentation of the PolicyBrief and Recommendations on Strengthening the Implementation of the Freedom ofInformation Act in the Nigeria Federal Public Service.
Such laws he explained includes the Official SecretsAct, Public Complaints Commission Act and Criminal Code which are perceived tobe in conflict with the Act.
The 54-page brief summarized the results of the BPSRand ‘Right To Know’ study on Administrative Burden in the implementation of theInformation act in selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDAs.

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Food: AfDB Says African Countries Import $50bn Worth Of Commodity Annually– - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 1, 2019
TheAfrican Development Bank, AFDB says African countries import nearly 50 billiondollars net of food annually.
A statement by AfDB’s Communication and External Relations Department said the bank’s Vice President for Agriculture, Human, and Social Development, Jennifer Blanke said this at a panel discussion at the 7  Tokyo International Conference in Japan with the theme: “Advancing Africa’s Development through People, Technology, and Innovation.’’
Blankeexplained that it was unfortunate that in spite that the continent was holdingsixty per cent of the world’s arable land, it still imports food.
Shesaid investing in Africa’s food markets, governments could win the fightagainst stunting and improve nutrition across the continent.
Blankesaid that with support from institutions like the AfDB, the results would be awin-win situation for all. She however, added that women in agriculture were anoverlooked stakeholder group, saying that in most parts of Africa, most farmerswere women.

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Food: Amnesty Office Partners NBTI To Boost Production - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 1, 2019
Presidential AmnestyProgramme is partnering with  National Board for Technology IncubationNBTI to improve quality and certification of agricultural products of itsbeneficiaries to boost food production.
Special Assistant onMedia to the Coordinator of the program,  Murphy Ganagana, said this in astatement issued in Abuja.
According to Ganagana,this is sequel to an approval granted the Amnesty Programme by theDirector-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and ControlNAFDAC Mojisola Adeyeye, to use its incubation centres.
He said 23 technologyincubation centres were allocated to Amnesty programme by NBTI for clustermanufacturing by beneficiaries of the Programme, who had been trained andempowered in the agriculture  and allied sector.
He added that thispartnership would be beneficial to its candidates trained on production ofrice, garri, plantain-flour, plantain-chips, chin-chin, smoked fish, chicken,snail, fruit juice and cosmetics, among others.


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Food Crisis: Buhari Meets With Governors, National Food Security Council - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 11, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari meets with members of the National Food Security Council NFSC in the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.
The meeting, which is being attended by six of the seven governor-members, relevant ministers, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and other senior government functionaries, among others, is to discuss strategies to avoid food crisis.
The meeting, which also has the Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Boss Mustapha, and the National Security Adviser NSA, Babagana Monguno in attendance, is also to address the demands of the leaders of agricultural commodity association, that the sector be better coordinated and synergized.
Governors at the event include Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, who is also the Vice Chairman of the Council; Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos; Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa; Simon Lalong of Plateau; Darius Ishaku of Taraba; and Dave Umahi of Ebonyi.
Speaking during the opening session before the meeting went into closed doors, the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, said the current price increases are transient as the prices are expected to crash as new grains come into the market.

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Food Crisis: Women Farmers Urge FG To Commence Food Voucher Intervention - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 6, 2021
National President of the Organisation Mary Afan in a communiqué highlighted the recommendations after a ‘2-Day SWOFON National Advocacy Forum’ held in Abuja from 29th – 30th November 2021.
The communiqué made the recommendation based on its report that 12.8 million people in 16 Northern States of Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT are currently faced with food insecurity due to climate change, insecurity, farmer/herder clashes, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
It added that apart from these 16 Northern States, other States are also faced with food and nutrition insecurity due to similar factors earlier mentioned, while food and nutrition insecurity is further exacerbated across Nigeria through post-harvest losses of about 3.5 trillion naira annually.

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Food Importation: Buhari Salutes Farmers As Nigeria Saves Billions Of Dollars - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 23, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari hascommended Nigerian farmers as they have been saving the country billions ofdollars annually which would have been spent on food importation.
The President’s spokesman FemiAdesina, in a statement in Abuja today, said the President made his feelingsknown in a special video message on the occasion of the 2019 Farmers’ Day beingcelebrated in Obie, Rivers.
Buhari, in the goodwill message,noted that such funds saved from food importation are now deployed to otherdevelopmental projects, particularly infrastructure.
He added that the impressiveperformance of farmers had put the country on the path of food self-sufficiencypresently being enjoyed across the country.
The President observed that farmershad responded positively to initiatives by government to empower and strengthentheir hands, and pledged that his administration would continue to stand by thefarmers in event of natural disasters such as floods.

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